Posted by agencypanic on January 20, 2003, at 13:57:12
I've been curious about these phenomena since I experienced
a series of psychotic 'episodes' while traveling in Asia
a number of years ago. Specifically what I find interesting
is the 'hearing voices' phenomenon. I don't wish to dispute
that this really occurs, but I'm wondering whether this is a somewhat
misleading term. For example, I find that during times of stress, poor sleep,
poor eating habits, etc that I don't so much 'hear' voices as 'mishear'/misinterpret
voices. That is, I become extremely sensitive to auditory stimuli of all types,
but voices especially. A remark made by my neighbor which I overhear through my window
becomes the occasion of a chain of hyper-interpretations,associations, and constructions
in my mind all of which lead to the notion that the remark was made about me.
Okay you're saying, big deal. Nothing new there. Hallucinations can have an outside
stimulus as their source(s). I'm simply curious about what others
might think about this and if they can suggest some reading materials/studies
concerning auditory hallucinations and their 'origins'.
poster:agencypanic
thread:35568
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